里親|さとおやsatooya[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfoster parent; foster parents
2. noun(pet) caretaker

• Synonym育ての親そだてのおやNeutralThe person who raised you from childhood, contrasted with your biological parents; carries an emotional nuance that 「里親」 lacks.
• Synonym育て親そだておやNeutralA non-biological parent who takes in and raises a child; synonymous with 「育ての親」.
• Related養父母ようふぼNeutralThe adoptive father and mother as a pair, in a legal adoption; 「里親」 belongs to the foster-care system instead.
• Related養親ようしんNeutralLegal adoptive parent under an adoption; can also mean whoever actually raises a child. 「里親」 centers on the foster-care system or people taking in pets.
• RelatedフォスターペアレントNeutralLoanword for an adult who supports disadvantaged children through financial and other aid; not necessarily living with and raising the child as 「里親」 does.
• Antonym生みの親うみのおやNeutralAntonym: a biological parent, father or mother alike; also a founder or creator. Pairs with 「育ての親」.
• Antonym実親じつおやNeutralAntonym: your biological parents, the opposite of a foster 「里親」.

Use 「里親」 for someone who takes in a foster child or a stray pet, as in 「里親募集」. For legal adoptive parents say 「養親」 or 「養父母」; for biological parents say 「実親」. The other words cover who raised you or loanword usage.

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1. 里子さとこを預あずかり養育よういくする人ひと。
2. 飼い主かいぬしのいないペットを引き取ひきとり飼育しいくする人ひと。